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On your Friday night edition of Hardball we look beyond the notion of the Horserace
and get into the messy business of governing and dissecting the mandate...Howard kicks
off the show and will be joined by National Review's White House correspondent Byron
York to get into Bush's upcoming agenda, his political capital, who will be left
standing after the cabinet is shaken up? and what his enemies may be plotting...
David Shuster's package tonight deals with the President's relationship with the press
and how that may or may not change in his second term...We'll also talk to star
journalists Jim VandeHei (Wash Post) and James Warren (Chicago Trib) about the media's
role in this election and the presidential relationship thereof...
Later we'll talk to author Thomas Frank, "What's the matter with Kansas?: How
conservatives win the Heart of America", a liberal who thinks the Dems need to move
farther Left to wage a more successful political battle against the GOP..
Democrats: Are they dead or just look that way? We asked noted MSNBC political
analyst (and proud man of the Left) Ron Reagan
Fun story of the day...The slamming of Vannessa Kerry: "She had an entourage of five
people with her everywhere she went," one Kerry confidant sniffed to PAGE SIX's Jared
Paul Stern. "A hairdresser, makeup artist, publicist and two assistants. It ended up
costing something like $8,000 a month. And she didn't exactly do anything."
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix_u.htm
Should be a hoot...Please join us!
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from inside the
beltway
Fun Hillary News
Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday said his junior partner in the Senate, Hillary Rodham
Clinton, is the "front-runner" in the battle to win the White House in 2008. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31765.htm
Hil won't squelch chatter on '08 bid...Sen. Hillary Clinton refused to squelch talk
yesterday about whether she has her eyes on the White House after John Kerry's loss
made her the Democrats' insta-front-runner for 2008. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/249765p-213881c.html
Bush weighs 'inevitable' Cabinet changes...At the Camp David retreat Friday for a long
weekend after the grueling election campaign, President Bush was already considering
changes in his Cabinet and among senior White House staff. (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6409340/
Bush ready to govern in own style...Victory margin gives him some breathing room (Post
Analysis) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6411614/
U.S. payrolls showed strong growth in Oct....Unemployment rate edges up to 5.5 percent
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6414103/
Curry: Bush's chance to shape America's judiciary...With openings looming on Supreme
Court, president may soon face a defining battle http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6410449/
Analysts say outlook for Bush plan bleak...Too much deficit, not enough revenue, they
say (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6411613/
After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to
figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it
from slipping into perpetual minority-party status. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20041105/ap_on_el_pr/democrats__dilemma&printer=1
Democrats question what went wrong...As John Kerry basked Wednesday in the final
applause of his failed campaign, at a packed gathering in Boston that was nothing
short of funereal, supporters shivered in the cold outside and wondered what went
wrong. (The Washington Post)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041105-121521-3091r.htm
More tests set for Elizabeth Edwards...Ex-candidate's wife has breast cancer (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6408029/
Arafat said to be 'between life and death'...Palestinian leadership seeks to project
unity (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6402008/
Arafat's passing could aid U.S. peacemaking...Plans to resume Mideast talks rely on
emerging Palestinian leaders (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6413502/
Sen. John McCain will return to the state (NH) in two weeks. He won't be campaigning
for Bush this time...(Manchester Union Leader) Scroll to the bottom
http://www.theunionleader.com/Articles_show.html?article=46560&archive=1
Forget Springsteen and Bon Jovi - now it's "red state" conservatives who are going to
party like rock stars during Dubya's presidential inauguration in January, paying up
to $1 million for a sweet suite with every conceivable luxury for the rich but
not-so-famous. (NY Post) http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31747.htm
At the End of the Race, Dressed to Impress (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26895-2004Nov4?language=printer
Opinion/Editorial
The Wall Street Journal: Finishing in Fallujah...This time the offensive shouldn't
stop for political reasons.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005857
The Washington Times: Media Missteps
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20041104-085528-3418r.htm
Ilana Mercer: Ariel Sharon Rolls The Dice
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7354
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